Càrn a’ Gheòidh
Càrn a' Gheòidh or Càrn Gheòidh is a mountain in the Mounth region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies 15 km south of the town of Braemar. Its summit stands on the border between the council areas of Perth and Kinross and Aberdeenshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,202 feet
- Description: Scottish mountain
- Also known as: “Carn a‘ Gheoidh” and “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Cairnwell and Càrn Aosda.
The Cairnwell
Peak
Photo: Wdgwdgwdg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cairnwell is a mountain in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland, south of Braemar. It is often considered to be one of the most spoiled of the Munros, due to the Glenshee Ski Centre which covers the eastern slope of the mountain.
Càrn Aosda
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Càrn Aosda is a Scottish mountain situated 12.5 km south of the town of Braemar, in the county of Aberdeenshire. It stands near the summit of the Cairnwell Pass on the A93 road, in the midst of the Glenshee Ski Centre.
Cairnwell Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cairnwell Pass is a mountain pass on the A93 road between Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in the Scottish Highlands. The border between the two counties crosses the summit of the pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spittal of Glenshee.
Spittal of Glenshee
Village
Photo: Linda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Spittal of Glenshee lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water.
Càrn a’ Gheòidh
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.8731° or 56° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.46669° or 3° 28′ 0″ westElevation
3,202 feet (976 metres)Open location code
9C8RVGFM+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 304808495OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Càrn a’ Gheòidh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Cebuano: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Dutch: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كارن ا جيويده”
- German: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Irish: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Irish: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Ladin: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Ladin: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Swedish: “Càrn a‘ Gheòidh”
- Swedish: “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”
- Welsh: “Carn a’Gheoidh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire Goile Cuilm and Devil’s Elbow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carn a’Gheoidh - Carn nan Sac and Carn Mor.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Càrn a’ Gheòidh”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.